Pakistan election: 29 killed, 40 injured after 2 terrorist attacks hit Balochistan, a day before polls
The victims included six security personnel who were guarding the premises.
Tom Hussain in asian news
As cash-strapped Pakistan seeks to ease its China reliance, Saudi, UAE pledge billions
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured US$10 billion in investments from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting in Abu Dhabi last week.
China pressures Afghanistan’s Taliban to stop attacks on its interests in Pakistan, dangles economic carrot
The Chinese diplomats are “searching for alternative ways” of persuading Afghanistan’s Taliban regime to rein in the thousands of Pakistani Taliban militants it granted safe havens to after seizing power in 2021, according to a source in Islamabad who sought anonymity because of political sensitivities.
Pakistan police link deadly attacks on Chinese workers to Taliban affiliate’s ‘broken switch’ terror cell
Both attacks, which targeted employees of China Gezhouba Group Co (CGGC) working on a dam, are believed to have been carried out by the same faction of the Pakistani Taliban – led by militants originally from the Kohistan region – three senior police officers told This Week In Asia on condition of anonymity as they are not allowed to speak to the media.
Asia’s terrorism surge: from Pakistan to Russia, Isis-K awakens sleeper cells – as Chinese interests come under fire
Using Afghanistan as their homebase and Turkey as a logistical centre, Isis cells have worked closely with various national and regional branches to pull off the murderous attacks on four countries this year.
Pakistan air strikes target Taliban rebel camps in Afghanistan after 7 killed in terrorist attack
Pakistani warplanes have conducted air strikes against camps of Taliban rebels based in southeast Afghanistan, following a deadly terrorist attack that killed an army colonel.
Why Pakistan’s unstable coalition won’t faze China, IMF: ‘everyone understands army is in charge’
“There are plenty of reasons to think this government won’t last long,” said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Centre, a Washington-based think tank.
Pakistan set for coalition rule after troubled election, as ex-PM Sharif trails rival Khan, and China, IMF bailouts loom
Pakistan’s general election on Thursday has produced a hung parliament, setting the stage for the formation of a weak coalition government whose first job will be to negotiate fresh financial bailouts from the International Monetary Fund and China.
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